The Moon
Lunar Gaps
Although measuring time and life by the moon is ancient,
it is more than just some primitive sort of clock. The very
sophisticated concept of lunar gaps springs from
centuries of painstaking psychological observation by
the lamas of Tibet, and the Hindu sages. They practice
this very observation today with the same vigor and
intensity they did a thousand years ago. Unlike many
other traditions, where the line of successors (lineage)
has been broken due to various events, the dharma
tradition of Tibet remains pure and unbroken to this day.
Although much of the Tibetan dharma tradition requires
dedication and intense practice, learning to use the
moon's phases, and the concept of lunar gaps, is easy
to get into. The theory is simple.
It involves the ongoing relationship between the Sun,
the Moon, and the Earth—the monthly cycle of the